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Set a Custom Order for the Admin Sidebar Menu

Rearranges the order menu items appear in down the left side of wp-admin.

php

/**
 * Reorder the Admin Menu
 */
function custom_menu_order( $menu_ord ) {
    if ( ! $menu_ord ) { return true; }
        return array(
            'index.php',
            'separator1',
            'edit.php?post_type=page', 
            'edit.php', 
            'edit.php?post_type=[your_post_type_slug]',
            'upload.php',
            'edit-comments.php',
            'separator2',
            'themes.php',
            'plugins.php',
            'users.php',
            'tools.php',
            'options-general.php'
        );
    }
}

add_filter( 'custom_menu_order', 'custom_menu_order' );
add_filter( 'menu_order', 'custom_menu_order' );

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